The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is preparing to evacuate local residents in areas prone to landslides as it braces for complicated weather over the next few days.

The average room rate for five-star hotels in Vietnam in 2017 recovered from a 2.2 percent decline from the previous year, picking up 4.2 percent to 107.6 USD, according to a recent survey by Grant Thornton.  

 The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has decided to issue a warning as a disciplinary measure against the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Chairman of PetroVietnam Tran Sy Thanh and Chairman of the Management Committee of Russian gas group Gazprom Alexey Miller discussed a broad array of future cooperation fields at their recent working session in Moscow.

 Automobile sales in the two first quarters of 2018 went down 6 percent compared to the same period last year to reach 125,659 units, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAVA) reported on July 10. 

Congratulations to Thailand on successful rescue of trapped football team, NA Standing Committee to convene 25th session on July 11, Prime Minister chairs meeting on special administrative-economic units

 The Vietnam Timber and Forest Production Association (VIFORES) has called on the forestry industry to keep a close eye on US-China trade war developments in order to be able to respond quickly. 

 Vietnam Airlines is to change its operation plan for flights from and to airports in Taipei and Kaohsiung of Taiwan during July 10-11 for safety reasons as Typhoon Maria is forecast to hit the region on July 10.

 The massive increase in the number of M&A deals involving foreign investors is putting pressure on Vietnam’s plastics industry.

 After a long period of decline, the last two years have seen an increase in output of giant river prawns in the Mekong Delta.

 The 600-year-old citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa is facing serious erosion caused by heavy rains.

 Japan’s team took the first place in the overall rankings at the 32nd Open Golden Racket International Table Tennis Tournament 2018, which wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on July 7.

 Drug addiction among young people has remained high and is the main cause of crimes among them, with half of young addicts having committed crimes, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s women’s football team will meet U-20 Australia in the semi-final of the AFF Championship on July 11 at the Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium in Indonesia.

 European firms continued to be optimistic about the business environment in Vietnam, according to the EuroCham’s latest Business Climate Index.

 Malaysia is well-known for its multi-ethnic culture, with the many ethnic groups maintaining separate cultural identities. 

Eighty-five leading travel enterprises were honoured at the Việt Nam Tourism Awards 2018 organised on Monday in Hà Nội by the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism and Việt Nam Tourism Association.

Ambassador highlights good results in Vietnam-Cambodia economic ties, Deputy Defence Minister receives Indian, Israeli military attachés, Minister urges synchronous measures to deal with natural disasters

  Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen The Phuong will present a report on Vietnam’s progress in realising SDGs at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Vietnam strives for ambitious goal of female-led enterprises, India provides free artificial limbs for Vietnamese with disabilities, Dong Thap fights child drowning, Operation of communal health clinics should be standardised: Minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U19 team were knocked out of the group stages of the AFF Under-19 Championship in Indonesia following a 2-2 draw with Singapore on Monday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 penal code includes revised articles and supplements to fight money laundering.

 Commercial banks have yet to be allowed to hike fees for ATM cash withdrawals, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced on July 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With outdoor temperatures hitting 50 degrees, Hanoians are suffering from another severe summer. Each year is hotter than the last thanks to climate change.

As many as 65 cyclists of domestic and international teams will participate in the 19th edition of the National Women’s Cycling Open for the An Giang Television Cup, heard a press conference on July 10.